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YR |
100m |
200m |
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400m |
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1896 |
Tom Burke, USA |
12.00 |
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Tom Burke, USA |
54.20 |
1900 |
Frank Jarvis, USA |
11.00 |
John Tewksbury, USA |
22.20 |
Maxey Long, USA |
49.40 |
1904 |
Archie Hahn, USA |
11.00 |
Archie Hahn, USA |
21.60 |
Harry Hillman, USA |
49.20 |
1908 |
Reggie Walker, RSA |
10.80 |
Bobby Kerr, CAN |
22.60 |
Wyndham Halswelle, UK |
50.00 |
1912 |
Ralph Craig, USA |
10.80 |
Ralph Craig, USA |
21.70 |
Charlie Reidpath, USA |
48.20 |
1920 |
Charley Paddock, USA |
10.80 |
Allen Woodring, USA |
22.00 |
Bevil Rudd, RSA |
49.60 |
1924 |
Harold Abrahams, GBR |
10.60 |
Jackson Scholz, USA |
21.60 |
Eric Liddell, GBR |
47.60 |
1928 |
Percy Williams, CAN |
10.80 |
Percy Williams, CAN |
21.80 |
Ray Barbuti, USA |
47.80 |
1932 |
Eddie Tolan, USA |
10.30 |
Eddie Tolan, USA |
21.20 |
Bill Carr, USA |
46.20 |
1936 |
Jesse Owens, USA |
10.30 |
Jesse Owens, USA |
20.70 |
Archie Williams, USA |
46.50 |
1948 |
Harrison Dillard, USA |
10.30 |
Mel Patton, USA |
21.10 |
Arthur Wint, JAM |
46.20 |
1952 |
Lindy Remigino, USA |
10.40 |
Andy Stanfield, USA |
20.70 |
George Rhoden, JAM |
45.90 |
1956 |
Bobby Morrow, USA |
10.50 |
Bobby Morrow, USA |
20.60 |
Charley Jenkins, USA |
46.70 |
1960 |
Armin Hary, GER |
10.20 |
Livio Berruti, ITA |
20.50 |
Otis Davis, USA |
44.90 |
1964 |
Bob Hayes, USA |
10.00 |
Henry Carr, USA |
20.30 |
Mike Larrabee, USA |
45.10 |
1968 |
Jm Hines, USA |
9.95 |
Tommie Smith, USA |
19.83 |
Lee Evans, USA |
43.86 |
1972 |
Valery Borzov, URS |
10.14 |
Valery Borzov, URS |
20.00 |
Vince Matthews, USA |
44.66 |
1976 |
Hasely Crawford, TRI |
10.06 |
Donald Quarrie, JAM |
20.23 |
Alberto Juantorena, CUB |
44.26 |
1980 |
Allan Wells, GBR |
10.25 |
Pietro Mennea, ITA |
20.19 |
Viktor Markin, URS |
44.60 |
1984 |
Carl Lewis, USA |
9.99 |
Carl Lewis, USA |
19.80 |
Alonzo Babers, USA |
44.27 |
1988 |
Carl Lewis, USA |
9.92 |
Joe DeLoach, USA |
19.75 |
Steve Lewis, USA |
43.87 |
1992 |
Linford Christie, GBR |
9.96 |
Mike Marsh, USA |
20.01 |
Quincy Watts, USA |
43.50 |
1996 |
Donovan Bailey, CAN |
9.84 |
Michael Johnson, USA |
19.32 |
Michael Johnson, USA |
43.49 |
2000 |
Maurice Greene, USA |
9.87 |
Konstantinos Kenteris, GR |
20.09 |
Michael Johnson, USA |
43.84 |
2004 |
Justin Gatlin, USA |
9.85 |
Shawn Crawford, USA |
19.79 |
Jeremy Wariner, USA |
44.00 |
YR |
800m |
1500m |
5000m |
10000m |
1896 |
Teddy Flack, AUS |
Teddy Flack, AUS |
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1900 |
Alfred Tysoe, GBR |
Charles Benett, GBR |
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1904 |
Jim Lightbody, USA |
Jim Lightbody, USA |
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1908 |
Mel Sheppard, USA |
Mel Sheppard, USA |
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1912 |
Ted Meredith, USA |
Arnold Jackson, GBR |
Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN |
Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN |
1920 |
Albert Hill, GBR |
Albert Hill, GBR |
Joseph Guillemot, FRA |
Paavo Nurmi, FIN |
1924 |
Douglas Lowe, GBR |
Paavo Nurmi, FIN |
Paavo Nurmi, FIN |
Ville Ritola, FIN |
1928 |
Douglas Lowe, GBR |
Harry Larva, FIN |
Ville Ritola, FIN |
Paavo Nurmi, FIN |
1932 |
Tommy Hampson, GBR |
Luigi Beccali, ITA |
Lauri Lehtinen, FIN |
Janusz Kusocinski, POL |
1936 |
John Woodruff, USA |
John Lovelock, NZL |
Gunnar Hoeckert, FIN |
Ilmari Salminen, FIN |
1948 |
Mal Whitfield, USA |
Henry Eriksson, SWE |
Gaston Reiff, BEL |
Emil Zatopek, TCH |
1952 |
Mal Whitfield, USA |
Josy Barthel, LUX |
Emil Zatopek, TCH |
Emil Zatopek, TCH |
1956 |
Tom Courtney, USA |
Ron Delany, IRL |
Vladimit Kuts, URS |
Vladimit Kuts, URS |
1960 |
Peter Snell, NZL |
Herb Elliott, AUS |
Murray Halberg, NZL |
Pyotr Bolotnikov, URS |
1964 |
Peter Snell, NZL |
Peter Snell, NZL |
Bob Schul, USA |
Billy Mills, USA |
1968 |
Ralph Doubell, AUS |
Kip Keino, KEN |
Mohamed Gammoudi, TUN |
Naftali Temu, KEN |
1972 |
Dave Wottle, USA |
Pekka Vasala, FIN |
Lasse Viren, FIN |
Lasse Viren, FIN |
1976 |
Alberto Juantorena, CUB |
John Walker, NZL |
Lasse Viren, FIN |
Lasse Viren, FIN |
1980 |
Steve Ovett, GBR |
Sebastian Coe, GBR |
Miruts Yifter, ETH |
Miruts Yifter, ETH |
1984 |
Joaquim Cruz, BRA |
Sebastian Coe, GBR |
Said Aouita, MAR |
Alberto Cova, ITA |
1988 |
Paul Ereng, KEN |
Peter Rono, KEN |
John Ngugi, KEN |
Brahim Boutaib, MAR |
1992 |
William Tanui, KEN |
Fermin Cacho, ESP |
Dieter Baumann, GER |
Khalid Skah, MAR |
1996 |
Vebjoern Rodal, NOR |
Noureddine Morceli, ALG |
Venuste Niyongabo, BUR |
Haile Gebrselassie, ETH |
2000 |
Nils Schumann, GER |
Noah Ngeny, KEN |
Mildon Wolde, ETH |
Haile Gebrselassie, ETH |
2004 |
Yuriy Borzakovskiy, RUS |
Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR |
Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR |
Kenenisa Bekele, ETH |
YR |
110m |
400m |
4
x 100m |
4
x 400m |
1896 |
Tom Curtis, USA |
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1900 |
Alvin Kraenzlein, USA |
John Tewksbury, USA |
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1904 |
Frederick Schule, USA |
Harry Hillman, USA |
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1908 |
Forrest Smithson, USA |
Charley Bacon, USA |
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United States |
1912 |
Frederick Kelly, USA |
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Great Britain |
United States |
1920 |
Earl Thomson, CAN |
Frank Loomis, USA |
United States |
Great Britain |
1924 |
Daniel Kinsey, USA |
Morgan Taylor, USA |
United States |
United States |
1928 |
Syd Atkinson, RSA |
David Burghley, GBR |
United States |
United States |
1932 |
George Saling, USA |
Bob Tisdall, IRL |
United States |
United States |
1936 |
Forrest Towns, USA |
Glenn Hardin, USA |
United States |
Great Britain |
1948 |
William Porter, USA |
Roy Cochran, USA |
United States |
United States |
1952 |
Harrison Dillard, USA |
Charley Moore, USA |
United States |
Jamaica |
1956 |
Lee Calhoun, USA |
Glenn Davis, USA |
United States |
United States |
1960 |
Lee Calhoun, USA |
Glenn Davis, USA |
Germany |
United States |
1964 |
Hayes Jones, USA |
Rex Cawley, USA |
United States |
United States |
1968 |
Willie Davenport, USA |
David Hemery, GBR |
United States |
United States |
1972 |
Rod Milburn, USA |
John Akii-Bua, UGA |
United States |
Kenya |
1976 |
Guy Drut, FRA |
Edwin Moses, USA |
United States |
United States |
1980 |
Thomas Munkelt, GDR |
Volker Beck, GDR |
Soviet Union |
Soviet Union |
1984 |
Roger Kingdom, USA |
Edwin Moses, USA |
United States |
United States |
1988 |
Roger Kingdom, USA |
Andre Phillips, USA |
Soviet Union |
United States |
1992 |
Mark McKoy, CAN |
Kevin Young, USA |
United States |
United States |
1996 |
Allen Johnson, USA |
Derric Adkins, USA |
Canada |
United States |
2000 |
Anier Garcia, CUB |
Angelo Taylor, USA |
United States |
United States |
2004 |
Liu Xiang, CHN |
Felix Sanchez, DOM |
United Kingdom |
United States |
YR |
Marathon |
3000m |
20km
Walk |
50km Walk |
1896 |
Spiridon Louis, GRE (40) |
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1900 |
Michel Theato, FRA (40.26) |
George Orton, CAN (2500) |
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1904 |
Thomas Hicks, USA (40) |
Jim Lightbody, USA (2590) |
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1908 |
Johnny Hayes, USA |
Arthur Russell, GBR (3200) |
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1912 |
Ken McArthur, RSA (40.2) |
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George Goulding, CAN |
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1920 |
Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN (42.75) |
Percy Hodge, GBR |
Ugo Frigerio, Italy |
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1924 |
Albin Stenroos, FIN |
Ville Ritola, FIN |
Ugo Frigerio, Italy |
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1928 |
Boughera El Ouafi, FRA |
Toivo Loukola, FIN |
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1932 |
Juan Carlos Zabala, ARG |
Volmari Iso-Hollo, FI (3460) |
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Thomas, Green, GBR |
1936 |
Sohn Kee-Chung, JPN |
Volmari Iso-Hollo, FIN |
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Harold Whitlock, GBR |
1948 |
Delfo Cabrera, ARG |
Thore Sjostrand, SWE |
John Mikaelsson, SWE |
John Ljunggren, SWE |
1952 |
Emil Zatopek, TCH |
Horace Ashenfelter, USA |
John Mikaelsson, SWE |
Giuseppe Dordoni, ITA |
1956 |
Alain Mimoun, FRA |
Chris Brasher, GBR |
Leonid Spirin, URS |
Norman Read, NZL |
1960 |
Abebe Bikila, ETH |
Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak, PL |
Vladimir Golubnichiy, URS |
Don Thompson, GBR |
1964 |
Abebe Bikila, ETH |
Gaston Roelants, BEL |
Ken Matthews, GBR |
Abdon Pamich, ITA |
1968 |
Mamo Wolde, ETH |
Amos Biwott, KEN |
Vladimir Golubnichiy, URS |
Christoph Hoehne, GDR |
1972 |
Frank Shorter, USA |
Kip Keino, KEN |
Peter Frenkel, GDR |
Bernd Kannenberg, FRG |
1976 |
Waldemar Cierpinski, GDR |
Anders Gaarderud, SWE |
Daniel Bautista, MEX |
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1980 |
Waldemar Cierpinski, GDR |
Bronislaw Malinowski, PL |
Maurizio Damilano, ITA |
Hartwig Gauder, GDR |
1984 |
Carlos Lopes, POR |
Julius Korir, KEN |
Ernesto Canto, MEX |
Raul Gonzalez, MEX |
1988 |
Gelindo Bordin, ITA |
Julius Kariuki, KEN |
Jozef Pribilinec, TCH |
Vyacheslav Ivanenko, URS |
1992 |
Hwang Young-Cho, KOR |
Matthew Birir, KEN |
Daniel Plaza Montero, ES |
Andrei Perlov, EUN |
1996 |
Josia Thugwane, RSA |
Joseph Keter, KEN |
Jefferson Perez, ECU |
Robert Korzeniowski, PL |
2000 |
Abera Gezahgne, ETH |
Reuben Kosgei, KEN |
Robert Korzeniowski, PL |
Robert Korzeniowski, PL |
2004 |
Stefano Baldini, ITA |
Ezekiel Kemboi, KEN |
Ivano Brugnetti, Italy |
Robert Korzeniowski, PL |
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